Service difficulty report · Bleed Valve · Cessna 560XL

Difficulty date
March 19, 2009
Submitted
March 23, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N515CS
Make and model
Cessna 560XL
Aircraft serial
5605335
Aircraft time
5,610 hours, 3,980 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW545A
Engine time
5,048 hours, 3,602 cycles
Part
Bleed Valve
Part number
30J320401
Part serial
TR0028
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Rt Engine
Part time
114 hours, 85 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
R, J
Precautionary procedure
E, A

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

AFTER DESCENT TO FL360 AND HOLDING FOR 15 MINUTES, EXPERIENCED CONTINUOUS COMPRESSOR STALLS ON RT ENGINE FOLLOWED BY EEC WARNING LIGHT. FOLLOWING AFM CHECKLIST, NOTED INCREASE IN STALLING WHEN THROTTLE ADVANCED, UNABLE TO MAINTAIN EFFECTIVE THROTTLE/ENGINE CONTROL. ELECTED TO DIVERT. DECLARED EMERGENCY AFTER PRECAUTIONARY ENGINE SHUTDOWN & LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. REPLACED THE BLEED VALVE TORQUE MOTOR ALONG WITH CORRECT SECONDARY ORIFICE. OPERATION AND LEAK CHECKED GOOD. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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